Chapter 313

Chapter 313

Chapter 313

“This is not over. There is no way.”

A scream erupted from the depths of the abyss, as if it would be cut off at any moment.

The King of Ghouls, who had thought all living beings would cower in fear at his descent, suffered a huge blow to both his pride and existence.

Some fresh-faced young mage was brazenly preparing an attack.

And what was most humiliating was the severity of the damage.

With the possessed body destroyed, the main body was bound to take a hit as well.

“Because. Of. One. Stupid. Creature. I've. Lost. A. Lot. I. See.”

The King of Ghouls gathered his strength, scorning the dead mercenary.

If that greedy mercenary had done his job well, he could have possessed him at his leisure.

Wasn't it because he tried to hastily possess him due to the mercenary's mistake that he took this much damage?

At the spot where Buldahak had been, a dark power began to take shape, rippling.

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“You. Think. The. Same. Attack. Will. Work. Twice. Presumptuous. Mage.”

The King of Ghouls scattered his form and dodged the lightning.

Then he spoke in a voice filled with cold fury. A grating voice, as if laced with noise.

“As. The. King. of. Ghouls. I. Will. Graciously. Give. You. One. Last. Chance. Submit. To. Me. Kneel. Before. Me. And. Swear. Loyalty. As. My. Vassal. Then. I. Shall. Spare. Your. Life.”

"Don't be fooled, Wardanaz! Once the possessed body is destroyed, the creature will soon be summoned back to its own realm!"

Raphael shouted as he drew his sword.

Unlike the swords of other knights, the swords of the Gral family were mixed with true silver and spirit stones.

It was the wisdom of a family that had long fought the undead.

"Begone, undead!"

“A. Bug. Dares. To. Thrash. About. Begging. To. Be. Crushed.”

Raphael's sword strike dealt damage to The King of Ghouls. As the blade touched, the sound of the form burning rang out.

But the damage was far too meager.

The King of Ghouls struck Raphael without regard.

Boom!

With a roar, Raphael was sent flying.

"Unfold!"

Yi-Han transformed the shape of the water to catch Raphael, then drew his sword.

A sword made of black purplestone. The Morning Star.

As it was a sword that absorbed mana, it was suitable for dealing with beings from other realms that lacked substance.

'Lightning magic doesn't work!'

From the brief exchange just now, Yi-Han instinctively felt it.

The enemy was reading the signs of magic.

Moreover, it was a being that could avoid attacks by scattering its form at will.

It would be difficult to land a direct hit with projectile or emission-type magic.

'In that case...'

Whoosh!

Yi-Han was propelled forward.

Thanks to his body enhanced by and exploding mana from his toes, it was a speed more fitting to say he was launched rather than running.

Even The King of Ghouls did not anticipate that speed. The Morning Star accurately sliced through its form.

“Ugh.”

'Damage went through, but...!'

The power felt from the enemy's form had clearly diminished.

Yet an immensely powerful strength could still be felt.

To think it was this strong even after the possessed body was destroyed and its mana absorbed by the Morning Star.

It was unbelievable.

Reminded of the strength of the King of Frost Giants he had encountered in the upper levels of Einroguard, Yi-Han immediately revised his strategy.

"Dolgyu. We're getting out. Get ready."

"...Don't you dare sacrifice yourself alone, Yi-Han!"

"I have no intention to, so move!"

“Where. Do. You. Think. You. Can. Go.”

The King of Ghouls's voice grew even colder and more frigid. The cave's temperature dropped to the point where breath could be seen.

And ghouls began to rise from all directions.

“Even. If. The. Plan. Is. Delayed. By. Decades. The. Bugs. Must. Be. Crushed. Today.”

"Shut up, undead! How dare you act so arrogantly before the name of Wardanaz!"

"..."

Yi-Han, pondering his strategy, was dumbfounded upon seeing his friends' rebuke.

These crazy bastards, who did they think they were provoking right now...?

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Beings summoned from other realms, especially evil ones, wanted to remain in this world for as long as possible.

Because the desires and suffering of mortals were a sweet nectar to evil beings.

He had read and dodged even lightning-attribute attacks, so there was no way he would be hit by such an attack.

Fwoooooooooosh!

However, the flames Yi-Han unleashed soared madly.

The flames rose as if to pierce the high cave ceiling, and The King of Ghouls was finally startled by their range.

“What.”

It was a sight The King of Ghouls, who had defeated countless mages in ancient times, was seeing for the first time.

When using a wide-area flame spell, it was natural to use a high-circle spell, and if one's level was insufficient and they used a low-circle spell, they should use a narrow-range, limited flame spell...

But right before his eyes was a mage using a low-circle spell to demonstrate a wide-area effect.

It was the epitome of inefficiency, but the effect was certainly impressive. Yi-Han waved his staff, calling forth even more flames.

"Blaze, blaze, blaze!"

The flames, imbued with strong mana, overlapped and amplified each other, growing even more intense.

At some point, Yi-Han felt the flames in the cave were no longer under control.

He had raised the scale of the flames to a level beyond his elemental control.

“What. Are. You. Thinking.”

"Can you run away like before in the midst of the flames?"

“You. Will. Burn. To. Death. First.”

"Can’t a mage control his own magic? You’re more foolish than I thought."

Though frantically anxious, Yi-Han spoke without blinking an eye.

At that moment, the flames changed direction and struck Yi-Han.

'Damn it!'

Yi-Han circulated mana throughout his body and steeled himself.

If it was revealed that these flames were uncontrollable, the situation would be complicated.

At that instant, a warm power flowed through his body.

It was the power flowing from the mark left by the phoenix.

"...!"

Yi-Han felt the phoenix's mark repelling and controlling the surrounding flames.

To the point of being grateful to his past self who had not killed the phoenix (though in reality he couldn't), it was a power he desperately needed in the current situation.

'I don't know how much time I have!'

Before the mark's power faded and ended, Yi-Han swung his staff.

The surrounding flames surged like waves, sweeping away the nearby ghouls.

"See, you undead bastard. This is Wardanaz!"

"It is the power of Mr. Mage!"

The students and adventurers, holding weapons dripping with ghoul blood and bodily fluids, let out a battle cry.

They too had not thought these flames were uncontrollable.

'Sweep away the remaining ghouls as quickly as possible and create an escape route!'

While The King of Ghouls hesitated, Yi-Han swung his staff once more, sending flames. The number of ghouls was greatly reduced.

Separate from The King of Ghouls considering Yi-Han a threat, Yi-Han had no intention of seriously defeating The King of Ghouls.

Turning the surroundings into a sea of flames to prevent escape and then engaging in a life-or-death battle was something more suited to Professor Boladi than himself.

Yi-Han just needed to escape somehow.

If the opponent agreed to negotiate, that would be good, and if they didn't and hesitated, he had to take advantage of that.

'...It's done!'

Yi-Han almost let out a cheer.

While The King of Ghouls was distracted by the flames, he had burned away all the ghouls gathered in the back.

Now that an escape route had been created, they just needed to flee.

"Wardanaz, I understand!"

"Raphael. I don't know what you understand, but right now shut up and..."

"I know why it's acting like that! With that much power, it makes no sense not to come out of the cave! And being that resistant to attacks even without a host! There's only one answer! That's an avatar! The artifact housing its main body is somewhere else!"

Yi-Han was about to reply, 'Yes, you're so great, so let's go out and talk.'

But Raphael, excited by his realization, shouted to Dolgyu and Anglago.

"Let's go. It's the chance Wardanaz has risked his life to create for us! We must destroy the artifact!"

Raphael ran like a madman through the gaps in the flames, rushing deeper into the cave.

Anglago immediately followed after him.

Dolgyu looked back and forth between Yi-Han and Raphael, flustered like a donkey caught in a haystack.

Yi-Han sighed.

'It's my fault for bringing along the White Tiger Tower bastards.'

"Go. Sharakan. Help those idi... those guys!"

“How. Dare. You.”

"You should have let me out then, it would have been good for both of us. Flash forth!"

Yi-Han gritted his teeth and unleashed the spell.

Perhaps it was his mood, but the lightning shot out far more violently than before.

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